Clothes-line support.



A. SCHULTHEIS.

CLOTHES LINE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.14, I914- 1,149,863. I Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

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CLOTHES LINE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 14. 1914.

Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

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CLOTHES LINE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. l4. 19x4.

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CLOTHES-LINE surrozar.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug.10, 1915.

Application filed December 14, 1914. Serial N 0. 877,193.

To all whom it mag concern: I

Be it known that I, ANDREW SCHULTHEIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Evergreen, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes- Line Supports; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates broadly to improvements in clothes line supports and more particularly to those adapted for hanging clothes upon an endless line, inside of a window. I

The main object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which may be simply and inexpensively manufactured, which may be easily applied to any window-frame, and which may readily be folded when not in use.

In constructing the device in such a mannor as to allow it to fold, a supplemental pulley isprovided, in addition to a number of other pulleys to be described, and a further object of the invention is to provide novel means for throwing the clothesline onto this supplemental pulley, before folding the device.

WVith the above objects in view, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction and combination herein described and claimed and shown in the drawings wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved support, showing itsapplication to use; Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof; Fig.

3 is a side view of the device in folded posi tion; Figs. 43, 5, 6 and 7 are endviews showing a number of different positions of the line shifting lever; Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the swinging arm 13 Fig. 9 is a perspective View of the swinging bracket 22; Fig. 10 is a perspective view ofthe attaching plate'Z'; and Fig. 11 is a perspective view of thebearing plate.

In these drawings, constituting a part of this application, I have shown a. portion of a building B equipped with a window-frame F in which a pair of sashes S are mounted for vertical movement. Secured to the outer edge of the frame F is a bearing plate 1, this plate being here shown as provided with openings in its upper and lower ends for the reception of screws 2 and with laterally extending ears 3 which may also receive screws Or other appropriate fasteners. Projecting outwardly from the upper and lower ends of the plate 1 is a pair of bosses 4 which are provided with threaded openings to, receive the threaded shanks of upper and lower thumb screws 5. v j: Straddling the bosses 4c, is a pair of horizontal slots 6 which open through one edge of an adjustable attaching plate 7, whereby a flange 11 which rises from the boss 9-and which is integrally united with the upper end portion of the plate 7. v

Contacting with the free end of the boss 9 is a similar boss 12formed on one side of a normally horizontal supporting arm 13 and, with the parts in this position, a pivot bolt 14 which extends outwardly from the boss 12, is passed through the boss 9, the free end of said bolt being provided with a nut or other suitable stop. One end of the lever 13 is provided with a segmental slot 15 through whichan angular clamping screw 16 is passed, said screw being threaded into the hollow boss 10, whereby when the screw is loosened, the arm 13 may be swung upwardly or downwardly to the necessary extent, after which said screw may be again tightened, thereby retaining the arm in the desired position. If desired, one side of the arm 13 may be provided with aneye 17 with which a hook 18 pivoted to the inner sideof the frame F may be engaged, thereby brac ing said arm when it stands in thehorizontal position seen in Figs. 1 and 2, in which position, it projects inwardly through the window-frame and into the building.

Revolubly mounted inan upright opening in the ear 8, is an upright pin 20 against which a thumb screw 21 passing through said ear normally bears, whereby said pin is held against rotation, but may be rotated when the screw 21 is loosened. Rising from the upper end ofthe pin 20 is a substantially L-shaped bracket 22 upon whose upright arm a pulley 23 is journaled, while an idle pulley 24 is revolubly mounted on its horizontal arm. These pulleys 23 and 24 coact with a guide pulley 25 on the pivoted end of the arm 13 with another pulley 26 on the free end thereof, and with the pulley P, to support the line L, said free end of the arm 13 being provided with a hook-shaped guard which dependstherefrom near the pulley 26.

The support so far described, is adapted to coact with a pulley P which may be mounted on another building B or on any other appropriate form of support spaced outwardly from the frame F. With the parts in this position, and with the arm 13 extending in horizontal position, an endless clothes line L is passed around the pulley P, inwardly within a hook-shaped guide 30 which rises from the bracket'22, above the pulley 23, beneath the'pulley'25, around the pulley 26, and then outwardly through the hook-shaped guide 27, this outwardly extending portion, designated in the drawings at L, being the portion of the line upon which the clothes are to be hung.

By arranging the parts as above described, the articles to be dried may be pinned upon the portion L of the line by a person standing within the building, thus obviating all danger which is prevalent when it is necessary to reach out of the window to hang the I clothes on the line.

, When all of the clothes have been properly positioned upon theclothes line, it be comes expedient to provide means whereby the lower stretch L of this line may be supported, thus allowing the arm 13 tobe folded downwardly (by loosening the screw 16) and thereby allowing the window to be closed. For the purpose of supporting this portion of the line, the pulley 24 is provided, but since the line is heavily weighted with the clothes hanging thereon, it becomes advantageous to provide a simple and efficient device for raising the line and positioning it upon this pulley. With this end in view, a normally upright lever 35 (see more particularly Figs. 4, '5, 6 and 7 is fulcrumed at its upper end upon a stud 36 whichprojects laterally from the bracket 22, this lever swinging'in a plane transverse to the clothes line.. By this provision, the lever 35 may be moved upwardly from its normal position into contact with the portion L of the line, after which continued movement of said lever will, by properly guiding the line with one hand, position the same within a downwardly opening stop hook 37 which projects from the bracket 22 beneath the pulley 23 and in rear of the pulley 24. Continued upward movement of the lever 35 will now move the line from the position seen in Fig. 4 to that seen in Fig. 5, in which position it is seated withinthe groove of the pulley 24 (see also Fig. 3). The screw 16 moved.

may now be loosened, and due to the fact that the pulley 23 is mounted directly apposite the pivot of the arm 13, this arm may be swung downwardly without either loos:

curved gradually throughout the major part of its length but as having its terminal curved abruptly in the opposite direction as seen at 41. It will be noted that this free end 41 of the finger'40 is positioned a considerable distance from the fulcrum 36 of the lever, whereas the fixed end of said finger is comparatively close to said fulcrum. By this structure, when the lever 35 is swung slightly past the position seen in Fig. 6, the gradually curved portion of the finger 40 will contact with the clothes line, thus forcing it toward the edge of the pulley 24. When, however, the line is in position to leave the pulley, it is received by the bent end 41 of the finger 40, which end then forces it a considerable distance away from the stud 24 upon which the roller 24 is mounted, thus preventing the line from catching upon said stud.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that I have provided a comparatively simple device forcarrying out the objects of the invention, yet one which will be very efiicient in operation. Particular emphasis is laid upon the provision of the swinging bracket 22, the lever 35 and finger 40, since without these features, the device would be considerably less useful. The bracket is mounted to swing in a horizontal plane, for the purpos of alining the pulleys 23 and 24 with the pulley P, whether the latter be positioned at a point directly opposite one edge of the frame F or whether it be positioned considerably to one side of such a point. VV-ithout such provision, the line would necessarily run over the pulleys at such an angle as to cause it to be easily re- Although proper adjustment of this bracket will, under most conditions, retain the line L within the groove of the pulley 23, the hook-shaped guide 30 is preferably provided, the free end of this guide being here shown as provided with an antifriction roller 30 whereby both it and the line are shielded against wear by contact.

I have described the invention with con siderable detail, and have illustrated it as applied to the left hand side of a windowframe, but it will be readily understood that I need not be limited to the specific details of construction, otherwise than as set forth in. the appended claims, and thatby making appropriate alterations, the article could well be adapted to the opposite side 0tv the frame.

I claim 1. A device of the class described comprising an attaching member, an arm carried thereby, a bracket mounted on said member to swing in a horizontal plane, and line guides mounted on said bracket and on the arm.

2. A device of the class described comprising an attaching member, an arm carried thereby, a bearing carried by said attaching. member, a bracket having a stud mounted to rotate in said bearing, upper and lower line guides on the bracket, and an additional guide on the arm.

3. A device of the class described comprising a plate adapted for attachment to a window-frame, an ear projecting laterally from said plate and having an upright opening, a substantially L-shaped bracket above said ear, a stud depending from said bracket into the opening in the ear, upper and lower guides respectively on the upright and horizontal portions of the bracket, and a third guide on the arm.

4. A device of the class described comprising means to support an endless clothes line, said means including a horizontal arm to swing downwardly and carrying a line guide, an idle guide beneath which the lower stretch of the endless line normally passes, and mechanical means whereby said lower stretch may be raised and positioned upon said idle guide to allow the arm to be swung downwardly.

5. A device of the character described comprising means to support an endless clothes line, said means including a horizontal arm adapted to swing downwardly and having a line guide, an idle guide beneath which the lower stretch of said endless line normally passes, and a transversely swinging lever adapted to be swung beneath said lower stretch, to raise it upon said idle guide.

6. A device of the character described comprising means to support an endless clothes line, said means including a horizontal arm adapted to swing downwardly and having a line guide, an idle guide beneath which the lower stretch of said endless line normally passes, and a normally upright lever fulcrumed at its upper end near said idle guide, said lever being adapted to be swung upwardly beneath said lower stretch to position it upon said idle guide.

7 A device of the character described comprising means to support an endless clothes line, said means including a horizontal arm adapted to swing downwardly and having a line guide, an idle guide beneath which the lower stretch of said endless line normally passes, mechanical means for raising said lower stretch and positioning it zontal arm adapted to swing downwardly.

and having a guide around which the line passes, an idle guide upon which the lower stretch of the line is to be positioned when the arm is swung downwardly, and a line.

cast-ofl device adjacent said idle guide for removing the line therefrom.

9. A device of the character described comprising means to support an endless clothes line, said means including a horizontal arm adapted to swing downwardly and having a guide around which the line passes, an idle guide upon which the lower stretch of the line is to be positioned when the arm is swung downwardly, and a pivoted line cast-oft device adjacent said idle guide and designed to remove the line therefrom.

10. A device of the character described comprising means to support an endless clothes line, said means including a horizontal arm adapted to swing downwardly and having a guide around which the line passes, an idle guide upon which the lower stretch of the line is to be positioned when the arm is swung downwardly, a cast off finger having one of its ends pivotally mounted, its other end being curved abruptly in one direction and its intermediate portion being curved gradually in the opposite direction, and means for rotating said finger around its pivot.

11. A device of the character described comprising means to support an endless clothes line, said means including a horizontal arm adapted to swing downwardly and having a guide around which the line passes, an idle guide upon which the lower stretch of the line is to be positioned when the arm is swung downwardly, a lever fulcrumed adjacent said idle guide and adapted to position the line thereon, and a line cast off device carried by said lever and adapted to remove said line from the idle guide.

12. A device of the character described comprising means to support an endless clothes line, said means including a horizontal arm adapted to swing downwardly and having a guide around which the line passes, an idle guide upon which the lower stretch of the line is to be positioned when the arm is swung downwardly, a normally upright lever fulcrumed near said idle guide and adapted to be swung around its pivot to position the line thereon, a line cast off finger carried by the fulcrumed end of said lever and curved gradually in one direction, the free end of said finger being abruptly curved in theopposite direction for the purpose set forth.

13. A device of the class described comprising line supporting means including a horizontal arm to swing downwardly and having a line guide, a bracket mounted near the pivoted end of the arm and adapted to be swung in a horizontal plane, an idle guide carried by said bracket and upon which the lower stretch of the line is adapted to be positioned, and a lever fulcrumed to said bracket to swing in a plane transverse to the line, said lever being adapted to be actuated to position the line upon the idle guide.

14. A device of the class described comprising line supporting means including a horizontal arm to swing downwardly and having a line guide, a bracket mounted near the pivoted end of the arm and adapted to be swung in a horizontal plane, an idle guide carried by said bracket and upon which the lower stretch of the line is adapted to be positioned, and a cast-oli device carried by said bracket and adapted to remove the line from said idle guide.

15. A device of the class described comprising line supporting means including a horizontal arm to swing downwardly and having a line guide, a bracket mounted near the pivoted end of the arm and adapted to be swung in a horizontal plane, an idle guide carried by said bracket and upon which the lower stretch of the line is adapted to be positioned, a normally upright lever fulcrumed to said bracket to swing in plane transverse to the line, said lever being adapted to position the line upon the idle guide, and a cast-off device carried by the lever and adapted to remove the line therefrom. y

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ANDREW SCHULTHEIS.

lVitnesses:

S. E. Kos'rKo, EDWARD W. SOI-IULTHEIS.

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